CBD Belapur
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Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai is a Planned Satellite City on the west coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was developed in 1972 as a twin city of Mumbai, and is the largest planned city on the planet, with under the jurisdiction of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and a total area of . Navi Mumbai...
after Vashi
Vashi
Vashi is an upmarket residential as well as commercial township in the city of Navi Mumbai. It is a premier city in Navi Mumbai and was one of the first "nodes" developed by CIDCO.-Populace:...
and Nerul
Nerul
Nerul is an upmarket residential and commercial node of the city of Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, India and is better known as the queen of Navi Mumbai. It has 50 sectors. It is the biggest and the most populated residential node in the city of Navi Mumbai. Nerul along with Seawoods Darave makes...
. CBD Belapur has a fairly vibrant Central Business District
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
that is moving some of the economy out of congested central Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
into the hinterland. Belapur is also one of the largest assembly constituencies from this region. CBD Belapur has been growing since the 1990s, and is now home to colleges as well as a number of technology businesses.
CBD Belapur is an acronym of Central Business District, Belapur. It was designed and developed in order to promote businesses. The Reserve Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the rupee as well as US$300.21 billion of currency reserves. The institution was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of...
maintains a branch office at CBD Belapur. This area is one of the fastest developing region in Navi Mumbai in terms of new residential and commercial construction projects. CBD Belapur is well connected to Mumbai through train and BEST
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport
The BEST ) is Mumbai's public transport service and electricity provider....
buses. It had Sea Link for traveling to Elephanta Caves from Sector 11.
A passenger boat service operated by Oceana Marine Services, under the authorisation of Maharashtra Maritime Board, now runs every morning between the floating jetty at Belapur and Elephanta Caves.
History
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
rule around 1560, before it was captured by the Siddi
Siddi
The Siddi, Siddhi, or Sheedi , also known as Habshi, are an Indian and Pakistani ethnic group of Afro-Arab and/or Black African descent. The Siddi population is currently estimated to be 20,000–55,000, with Gujarat and Hyderabad in India the main population centre. Siddis are mainly Sufi Muslims,...
s of Janjira. In those days, the town was called Belawal by the locals, and Sambayo or Shabaz by the Portuguese. In 1682, the Portuguese recaptured Shabaz, only to lose it to the Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
s in 1733, under Chimanji Appa. In 1817, the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
captured the area from the Marathas.
Economy
Konkan Bhavan building houses important state government office like Director of Town Planning, Public Works Department etc. The CGO Complex (Central government office) has offices of Chief Commissioner of central exice, Special Crime Branch, MTNL and court. Other government offices include Cotton Corporation of India Ltd and headquarters of Konkan Railway
Konkan Railway
The Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation...
.
The Reserve Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the rupee as well as US$300.21 billion of currency reserves. The institution was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of...
, State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
. SBI has its main servers here, Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank , was founded in 1894 and is currently the second largest state-owned commercial bank in India ahead of Bank of Baroda with about 5000 branches across 764 cities. It serves over 37 million customers. The bank has been ranked 248th biggest bank in the world by the Bankers...
, Industrial Development Bank of India Limited
IDBI Bank
The IDBI Bank Limited is one of India's leading public sector banks and 4th largest Bank in overall ratings. RBI categorised IDBI as an "other public sector bank". It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to provide credit and other facilities for the development of the fledgling Indian...
and other nationalised banks have their presence here. SBI
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
and PNB
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank , was founded in 1894 and is currently the second largest state-owned commercial bank in India ahead of Bank of Baroda with about 5000 branches across 764 cities. It serves over 37 million customers. The bank has been ranked 248th biggest bank in the world by the Bankers...
have their main server at their respective branches.
CBD Belapur is home to some of the country's most prominent call centre
Call centre
A call centre or call center is a centralised office used for the purpose of receiving and transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone. A call centre is operated by a company to administer incoming product support or information inquiries from consumers. Outgoing calls for telemarketing,...
s like ChoiceConnex, Wipro BPO and few others like Kaizen, SilkRoot etc.
ChoiceConnex has notable mention as it specialises in Out-bound Sales for US,Australia and UAE and has more recently started Domestic Operations as well.It has well-developed markets for local population in sectors 3,4 & 6.It has M.G.M.Hospital which takes care of local population's medical needs.It has a number of restaurants & recreational grounds such as Sunil Gavaskar Maidan.
International Technology Centre at the CBD Belapur railway station complex was built by CIDCO as an Infotec hub.
Transport
CBD Belapur is easily accessible from all parts of Navi Mumbai and Mumbai by road, rail and water transport facilities. It lies on the Harbour Line and on the Sion Panvel Highway. Palm Beach road connects CBD Belapur directly with Vashi. Harbour Line Railway service is up to PanvelPanvel
Panvel is city and a municipal council in Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra. Panvel is also known as the gateway of Konkan region. It adjoins Navi Mumbai, and is just after the Thane district border. Panvel is located on the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway about 21 kilometres from...
and have been extended up to Karjat
Karjat
Karjat is a city, a Municipal Council, a Tahsil and a sub-district in Raigad district, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:...
by a new line. The newly opened Thane-Vashi.Nerul rail network, links Thane
Thane
Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...
city with Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai is a Planned Satellite City on the west coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was developed in 1972 as a twin city of Mumbai, and is the largest planned city on the planet, with under the jurisdiction of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and a total area of . Navi Mumbai...
, including CBD Belapur.
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport
The BEST ) is Mumbai's public transport service and electricity provider....
buses ply between CBD Belapur and Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. [BEST bus numbers for Belapur CBD are 505Ltd & AS505 (AC). 504Ltd and C55 (to Kharghar). 503Ltd, AS-503 & C52 (to Kalamboli).] Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport
Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport ~ N.M.M.T is the transportation wing of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, which operates a large number of bus lines in the New Mumbai metropolitan area. These buses are called New Mumbai Municipal Transport or N.M.M.T bus. NMMT bus serves the entire New Mumbai...
buses connect CBD Belapur to other nodes of Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai is a Planned Satellite City on the west coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was developed in 1972 as a twin city of Mumbai, and is the largest planned city on the planet, with under the jurisdiction of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and a total area of . Navi Mumbai...
and also to Thane
Thane
Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...
and Dombivali. Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Transport ply between CBD Belapur and Kalyan
Kalyan
Kalyan is a city in Thane district of Maharashtra, and a major railway station lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 53 km north-east of Mumbai. Kalyan is also a major Taluka place, a tehsil of the Thane district...
, Bhayander. State Transport (ST) buses and other| luxury buses have a halt here. State Transport buses also ply between CBD Belapur Railway station and Panvel
Panvel
Panvel is city and a municipal council in Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra. Panvel is also known as the gateway of Konkan region. It adjoins Navi Mumbai, and is just after the Thane district border. Panvel is located on the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway about 21 kilometres from...
and Uran
Uran
Uran is part of the Navi Mumbai city township lying in the Raigad district near Panvel and Karjat. It is situated east of Mumbai across the Dharamtar Creek, and is primarily a fishing village, which has developed into a special economy zone. Even famous for its salt pans later after the revolt by...
.
Auto rickshaw
Auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler is a usually three-wheeled cabin cycle for private use and as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw...
is the primary mode of transport with in the node owing the small area occupied by the node. The minimum auto fare is Rs. 14.
There exists a provision for a helipad and helicopter service making Belapur Station Complex accessible by air too. A hovercraft
Hovercraft
A hovercraft is a craft capable of traveling over surfaces while supported by a cushion of slow moving, high-pressure air which is ejected against the surface below and contained within a "skirt." Although supported by air, a hovercraft is not considered an aircraft.Hovercraft are used throughout...
was introduced in mid 1990s between Belapur and Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Its design is a combination of both Hindu and Muslim architectural styles, the arch is in Muslim style while the decorations are in Hindu style. The Gateway is built from yellow basalt and reinforced concrete. The stone was locally obtained, and the perforated screens were brought from Gwalior.The...
but was later discontinued because of poor response, the main reason being the high fare.
Belapur Creek
This creek in the past has been a major site for sand mining, which after a long public and environmentalists' outcry stopped. But all is not well with this creek.CIDCO has allegedly allotted place for loading and unloading of sand for limited use but it is going on in uncontrolled way even being in the knowledge of all public departments whose officials are visiting the site and trying to find ways to stay away to pretend inaction. this is a major safety hazard and causing degradation of environment for residents staying in the vicinity.resident are raising their voice now and then but no body seems concerned to address the problem for improving the surroundings.This creek has a beautiful lining of mangroves on both banks which is now under threat for the sand barons and land mafia who use patches (created by destroying mangroves and landfilling) along the creek to bring sand from other dredging sites (as far as Mahad) and unload and re-distribute to the Mumbai city. Also, now lot of activities such as vessels repair etc. is carried out on the land which is carved out of mangroves. Any activities within 50 meters of a mangrove is illegal, but the authorities remain silent; nature dies.
There are new patches being created by heavy machinery even today.
The patches are growing in size by the day.
Belapur Fort
After they wrested control of the area from the PortuguesePortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
in 1733, the Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
s, led by Chimanji Appa, captured the fort. In 1817, when it was captured by Captain Charles Gray of the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
, the fort was partially destroyed under the British policy of razing any Maratha stronghold in the area.
CIDCO plans to restore the structure after a protest from residents of Belapur
Law and order
The office of Police Commissioner Of Navi Mumbai is at CBD Belapur. A police station is also at sector 6.Educational institutions
- Zonal Training CentreZonal Training CentreZonal Training Centre, or ZTC as it is commonly known, is the training centre of Reserve Bank of India for its officers and staff. RBI has four such training centres, the biggest and most prominent of them being at CBD Belapur. The other three are at New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai...
, Reserve Bank of IndiaReserve Bank of IndiaThe Reserve Bank of India is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the rupee as well as US$300.21 billion of currency reserves. The institution was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of...
, Sector-7 - Aegis School of Business
- Aegis School of Telecommunication
- idya Prasarak High School,Belapur gaon]
- Bharati Vidyapeeth High School, Sector-3
- Bharati Vidyapeeth College of EngineeringBharati Vidyapeeth College of EngineeringBharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering is an engineering college in Navi Mumbai. It is located in CBD Belapur. It is affiliated to Mumbai University and offers Bachelor of Engineering degree.-Instrumentation Engineering:...
, affiliated to University of MumbaiUniversity of MumbaiThe University of Mumbai , is a state university located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was known as the University of Bombay until 1996 when the city of Bombay was renamed as Mumbai. The affiliated colleges of the university are spread throughout the city of Mumbai and four coastal districts in... - Bharti vidyapeeth`s college of pharmacy`affiliated to university of mumbaiUniversity of MumbaiThe University of Mumbai , is a state university located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was known as the University of Bombay until 1996 when the city of Bombay was renamed as Mumbai. The affiliated colleges of the university are spread throughout the city of Mumbai and four coastal districts in...
- Bharti Vidyapeeth Institute of Management Studies & Research(MBA), affiliated to University of MumbaiUniversity of MumbaiThe University of Mumbai , is a state university located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was known as the University of Bombay until 1996 when the city of Bombay was renamed as Mumbai. The affiliated colleges of the university are spread throughout the city of Mumbai and four coastal districts in...
- Institute of Business Studies & ResearchInstitute of Business Studies & ResearchThe Institute of Business Studies & Research is a business school located in the CBD Belapur district of Navi Mumbai and also at Baner Pune, India.IBSAR was established in 2005 in Mumbai and 2007 in Pune. It focuses on business programs for specific disciplines and places emphasis on training for...
- NCSTNCSTNCST may refer to:* National Community Stabilization Trust in United States* National Centre for Software Technology in India, now Centre for Development of Advanced Computing * National Center on Senior Transportation...
- Dnyan Pushpa Vidya Niketan- High School, Sector- 4
- Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Management Studies
- Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil University, Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics
- People's Education Society Central School
- People's Education Society College sector-8
- RAI FOUNDATION COLLEGES
- Mumbai School of Business (MSB) - a distance education center for MBA from Bharathidasan university -Trichy.
Other business districts of Mumbai
- Fort (Mumbai precinct)Fort (Mumbai precinct)Fort is a business district in Mumbai, India. The area was the heart of the city during the 18th century. The area gets its name from the defensive fort, Fort St. George, built by the British East India Company around Bombay Castle...
- Nariman PointNariman PointNariman Point is Mumbai's premier business district and country's first central business district. It was named after Khursheed Framji Nariman, a Parsi visionary. The area is situated on land reclaimed from the sea. It had the distinction of having the highest commercial real estate rental space...
- ColabaColabaColaba is a part of the city of Mumbai, India, and also a Lok Sabha constituency. During Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was known as Candil...
- VashiVashiVashi is an upmarket residential as well as commercial township in the city of Navi Mumbai. It is a premier city in Navi Mumbai and was one of the first "nodes" developed by CIDCO.-Populace:...
- WorliWorli-History:Worli was one of the original seven islands that constituted the city of Mumbai. Although primarily a fishing village, the Worli Fort, a British fort that is now in ruins, is located there. Its original resident was the legendary Dishankeshwar Kalsi who has also been recognized in several...